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Employer firms in Jackson County

Employer firms in Jackson County was 385 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count385
Change on 20220%
Rank22nd of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high4672004
Series low3081983

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Employer firms in Jackson County, 1978 to 2023

30035040045050019781985199219992006201320231978: 334 count1979: 347 count1980: 339 count1981: 357 count1982: 334 count1983: 308 count1984: 337 count1985: 332 count1986: 341 count1987: 352 count1988: 354 count1989: 359 count1990: 366 count1991: 364 count1992: 371 count1993: 385 count1994: 396 count1995: 408 count1996: 423 count1997: 446 count1998: 452 count1999: 465 count2000: 457 count2001: 452 count2002: 462 count2003: 451 count2004: 467 count2005: 461 count2006: 451 count2007: 460 count2008: 453 count2009: 450 count2010: 446 count2011: 426 count2012: 442 count2013: 437 count2014: 428 count2015: 428 count2016: 410 count2017: 403 count2018: 392 count2019: 395 count2020: 385 count2021: 372 count2022: 385 count2023: 385 count30035040045050019781994201020231978: 334 count1979: 347 count1980: 339 count1981: 357 count1982: 334 count1983: 308 count1984: 337 count1985: 332 count1986: 341 count1987: 352 count1988: 354 count1989: 359 count1990: 366 count1991: 364 count1992: 371 count1993: 385 count1994: 396 count1995: 408 count1996: 423 count1997: 446 count1998: 452 count1999: 465 count2000: 457 count2001: 452 count2002: 462 count2003: 451 count2004: 467 count2005: 461 count2006: 451 count2007: 460 count2008: 453 count2009: 450 count2010: 446 count2011: 426 count2012: 442 count2013: 437 count2014: 428 count2015: 428 count2016: 410 count2017: 403 count2018: 392 count2019: 395 count2020: 385 count2021: 372 count2022: 385 count2023: 385 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023385
2022385
2021372
2020385
2019395
2018392
2017403
2016410
2015428
2014428
2013437
2012442
2011426
2010446
2009450
2008453
2007460
2006451
2005461
2004467
2003451
2002462
2001452
2000457
1999465
1998452
1997446
1996423
1995408
1994396
1993385
1992371
1991364
1990366
1989359
1988354
1987352
1986341
1985332
1984337
1983308
1982334
1981357
1980339
1979347
1978334

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Jackson County385
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Jackson County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 188 countBerkeley County: 1,432 countBoone County: 191 countBraxton County: 193 countBrooke County: 333 countCabell County: 1,624 countCalhoun County: 71 countClay County: 66 countDoddridge County: 64 countFayette County: 573 countGilmer County: 90 countGrant County: 220 countGreenbrier County: 690 countHampshire County: 249 countHancock County: 402 countHardy County: 242 countHarrison County: 1,383 countJackson County: 385 countJefferson County: 788 countKanawha County: 3,265 countLewis County: 302 countLincoln County: 134 countLogan County: 453 countMcDowell County: 172 countMarion County: 896 countMarshall County: 360 countMason County: 262 countMercer County: 892 countMineral County: 366 countMingo County: 279 countMonongalia County: 1,921 countMonroe County: 142 countMorgan County: 205 countNicholas County: 444 countOhio County: 1,029 countPendleton County: 119 countPleasants County: 101 countPocahontas County: 194 countPreston County: 410 countPutnam County: 967 countRaleigh County: 1,283 countRandolph County: 533 countRitchie County: 156 countRoane County: 180 countSummers County: 141 countTaylor County: 184 countTucker County: 142 countTyler County: 97 countUpshur County: 422 countWayne County: 479 countWebster County: 98 countWetzel County: 266 countWirt County: 49 countWood County: 1,470 countWyoming County: 227 count
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  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Jackson County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Jackson County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Jackson County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jackson-county-west-virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Jackson County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jackson-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Jackson County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jackson-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jackson County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jackson-county-west-virginia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Jackson County?

Employer firms in Jackson County was 385 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Jackson County?

467 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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